Argentine tango star and Strictly Come Dancing legend Vincent Simone brings his stage show Tango Passions to the Theatre Royal in Portsmouth.
Vincent Simone brings Tango Passions to the Theatre Royal on Friday 12 March, as part of a 2027 UK tour. He's known to most as a Strictly Come Dancing legend, but the producers bill him as the 'Argentine Tango King', and this show is built around that side of his work.
Rather than a string of separate numbers, Tango Passions is staged as a story. Simone and a company of Argentine tango and Latin specialists take the audience to Buenos Aires at the turn of the 20th century, following a tale of love, passion and lust. The soundtrack moves from classic tango through to the modern sound of Astor Piazzolla and Gotan Project, so it covers the tradition and the later evolutions of the style.
It's also worth noting that this is stage tango, which is a different beast from the tango you'd see at a local milonga. It's bigger, faster and built for an audience, with lifts, sweeping boleos and dramatic ganchos. Simone shares the stage with a company of Argentine tango and Latin specialists, so the dancing is a group effort rather than a solo turn.
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The production is put on by Strictly Theatre Co as part of their 2027 UK tour, with performance times, tickets and prices set by each venue. You'll find the details for the Portsmouth date at the Theatre Royal.
